Primary Care - Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Plainfield and Putnam, CT

Family Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant Primary Care Plainfield And Putnam, CT

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a multi-provider, primary care practice seeing patients age 12+. The position is based in Plainfield and Putnam, CT.

Role: Open to Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and Physician Assistants (PA)

Locations: Plainfield and Putnam, CT

Setting: 100% Outpatient Primary Care 12+ years old

Schedule: Full-time, 4 days per week (3 days in Plainfield and 1 day in Putnam)

Call schedule: No call required

Hartford HealthCare supports Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in practice:

• Dedicated support and voice for our for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants through the Office of Advanced Practice directed by Sarah Clark, MBA, MHS, PA-C, BSN, RN, System Director of Advanced Practice
• Hartford HealthCare is one of the largest, non-profit, fully integrated healthcare systems providing patient care in the state, allowing our providers to care for their patients no matter where they reside in Connecticut
• With tools like EPIC, and Ambient AI Hartford HealthCare's state-of-the-art clinical and informatics technology promotes improved patient outcomes, streamlined continuity of care and superior provider satisfaction

About Hartford HealthCare:

• Honored as a "Best Organizations for Leadership Development" by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
• Prestigiously awarded "Quest for the Best" by the AHA
• Committed to continuous development through The Center for Education Stimulation & Innovation (CESI), our Provider Leadership Development Institute and a robust on demand learning platform including CME, special courses, learning series and tools and resources
• Established Mentorship and Orientation programs specially designed for newly hired providers and providers new to practice

Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Scope:

Under established guidelines and in collaboration and/or supervision with the practice physician(s), Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants perform routine physical examinations, and formulate medical, educational, and psychosocial plans to treat patients.

In consultation with the physician(s) and care team members, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants develop plans for further evaluation of health needs, e.g., referral to other health team members or specialists.

Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants provide appropriate treatment for problems within the scope of the provider's practice as designated by protocols and identifies problems outside of their scope of practice and refers appropriately to physician.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Licensure: Unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
• Training: APRN (Family Nurse Practitioner) or PA

Preferred:

• Experience: Two years of post-graduate experience as a Nurse Practitioners (APRN) or Physician Assistants (PA) in Primary Care or a related field seeing both peds and adults